Description
François Chidaine’s sweet Montlouis is perfect for lovers of fine sweet wines that aren’t overly sweet. The 2018 vintage is exceptionally full-bodied and rich. The aromatic profile is characterised by great complexity: quince, almond, lemon, roasted pineapple and exotic notes. Yet another demonstration of the estate’s masterful control over sweetness.
In the vineyard, in the cellar
- GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Chenin Blanc
- VINES: aged 50 to 100 years
- ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5%
- RESIDUAL SUGAR: 22.3 g/L
- TOTAL ACIDITY: 4.5 g/L
- SOILS: Flinty clay; bedrock consisting of Tuffeau (a soft, white limestone through which the roots grow)
- HARVEST: hand-picked with successive sorting
- VITICULTURAL PRACTICES: The vineyard is managed using biodynamic methods. No chemical pesticides are used in the vineyard. The soil is grassed, and honey plants and nematicides are sown between the rows. The preparations used are derived solely from processed plant, animal and mineral materials. The qualities and characteristics of each terroir are thus respected. The aim is to strike a balance and create harmonious living conditions between the soil, the vines and the environment in order to produce a high-quality wine.
- VINIFICATION: After pressing in a pneumatic press, alcoholic fermentation is carried out by indigenous yeasts in demi-muids, 600-litre wooden casks. This can last up to six months. Malolactic fermentation is not sought.
- AGEING: This takes place on fine lees, always in demi-muids (total duration 11 months).
What to eat with a Montlouis Moelleux from François Chidaine?
FOOD & WINE PAIRING
:
- Foie gras
- Roquefort
- Pear tart
